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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1892

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Ulmarra Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1892 · page 8

ON WEDNESDAY, before the P.M. and Mr. F. Turnbull, J. P. E. J. Buchan v. A. Walz, for assault and abusive language. Withdrawn in the court…

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Land Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1892 · page 8

THE Land Court commenced a sitting in Sydney, when the following appeals were disposed of— GRAFTON.—Jas. M'Millan, for the Commercial Bank, appealed against the appraised rental of…

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Land Court, Sydney

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1892 · page 5

SYDNEY, THURSDAY. — In the land Court, Sweeney's appeal against forfeiture of his conditional purchase, recommended by the Land Board, 85/69, Grafton, was dismissed. The Court strongly…

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Court Proceedings at Ulmarra

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1892 · page 8

MR. EDITOR.—It is a well-known fact that nothing tends to raise indignation in the minde of British subjects than a display of disrespect from those placed in responsible positions; and our Police…

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Ulmarra Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 16 February 1892 · page 3

ON SATURDAY, before the P.M. Police v. Herbert Sternbeck, for obtaining a pair of trousers from Henry Harman by false pretence and false promise. The…

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Local Cases before the Land Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 16 February 1892 · page 3

THE following cases were dealt with by the Land Court in Sydney last week:— Re T. C. Sweeney, an appeal against the finding of the local Land Board in respect…

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Clarence and Richmond Examiner [ESTABLISHED 185[?]]. Tuesday Morning, February 16Th, 1892. The Land Court and Recent Decisions

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 16 February 1892 · page 4

THE appeals from this and adjoining districts to the Land Court have been more than usual at the recent sittings of the latter body. This would prove from one standpoint that this distriot should not…

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Maclean Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 February 1892 · page 8

ON Thursday, before the P.M. Wm. Kelly, alias "The Doctor," was charged with indecent behaviour at Palmer's Island, and after hearing the evidence of Senior-Constable…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 February 1892 · page 3

ON TUESDAY, before the P.M., William Pemberten, for drunkenness in Mary-street, was fined 20s, or seven days' imprisonment. William Smith, licensee of the Highland Home…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 February 1892 · page 5

ON THURSDAY, before Messrs. W. Clarke and J. R. Carlton, J's.P. John M'Namce and John Murray were charged with refusing to pay fares on the City of Grafton,…

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Bankruptcy Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 February 1892 · page 3

ON Wednesday, before the District Registrar, In the estate of William Llewellyn, formerly farmer, now maintenance man on Armidale road, a single meeting. Bankrupt stated that he filed a…

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Warden's Court at Nana Creek

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 February 1892 · page 8

ON Tuesday, Mr. W. Clarke, District Warden, held a court at Nana Creek, when the following business was dealt with:— Matthew Gillespie v. Douglas C. Oakes, claim of…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 February 1892 · page 3

ON TUESDAY, before the P.M. and Mr. L. Jacobs. Trading on Sunday. Mrs. Kunzle was summoned for Sunday trading[?] by selling from an ice cream and fruit shop on the…

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Grafton Land Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 February 1892 · page 3

ON TUESDAY, the following cases were dealt with: Certificates were directed to issue to E. J. Sween[?]y, 70 and 102a, Tallawadjeh; G.C. Laycock, 382a., Orange; H. Shipman, 200a, Tallawadj[?]h;…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 March 1892 · page 3

ON TUESDAY, before the P.M., and Mr. E. P. Samson, J.P. John Robinson, a boy 9 years of age, was charged with riotous behaviour, by throwing stones in…

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Maclean Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 March 1892 · page 8

ON Thursday, before the P.M. and Messrs A. Ross and A. H. Garvan, J's.P. John M'Rae, for indecent language at Palmer's Island, was fined 50s and 4s 10d costs, or two months…

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Maclean District Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 March 1892 · page 8

THIS Court was held in the new Court-house, Maclean, at 10 a. m. on Tuesday last, before his Honor Judge Fitzhardinge. The following members of the legal profession were present—…

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Mr. Houghton and Police Magistrate

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 March 1892 · page 8

IN a letter in the Daily Telegraph on Saturday laat, Mr. Houghton, M.P., explains that his remarks respecting the P.M. at Grafton, were incorrectly reported by that journal. He quotes from the…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 March 1892 · page 5

YESTERDAY, before Mr. W. Clarke, J. P., a first offender for drunkenness was cautioned and discharged. Dugald Skinner, an aboriginal, was sent to gaol…

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Grafton District Court. First Day—friday

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 March 1892 · page 5

JOSEPH WILLIAMS V. LACHLAN M'LEAN.—Value of a horse £8. Messrs. Norrie and M[?]Guron for plaintiff. Plaintiff gave defendant a horse to sell…

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